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Student Microscope - My First Lab; Microscope
from: C&A Scientific

Third Party New Price: $119.95

Binding: Toy
Brand: C & A Scientific
EAN: 0760190000029
Label: C&A Scientific
Manufacturer: C&A Scientific
Publisher: C&A Scientific
Sales Rank: 3189
Studio: C&A Scientific

Features:

This is not like the microscopes you will find in toy stores. It is not a toy but an actual scientific instrument equivalent to microscopes used in elementary and intermediate schools.
An educational investment that encourages students to increase their science knowledge through independent study, My First Lab Microscope will be a useful tool for study throughout school years.
Designed for use by ages 11 & up, this microscope is affordably priced, making it ideal for homeschool use.
Features: Real optical glass lenses, Widefield eyepiece with pointer, Achromatic objective lenses: 4X, 10X & 40X Power, Resulting in magnifications of 40X, 100X & 400X, 90mm x 90mm Stage with clips, Hole disc diaphragm, Coarse focus, easy grip knob, Built in 15W illumination, approved 3 wire power cord, Sturdy all-metal construction, Vinyl dust cover and Instruction manual, Five prepared glass slides

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Product Description:
This is not ike the microscopes you will find in toy stores. It is not a toy but an actual scientific instrument equivalent to microscopes used in elementary and intermediate schools.

Teacher Review:
Future scientists will thrill to the physical world revealed to them under the magnification of a genuine microscope. A slide containing cells of human skin looks like a magnificent intricate art pattern in rainbow colors. This microscope is the real McCoy. With three objectives--4x, 10x, and 40x--hours of scientific collection and observation await your young biologist. Heavy and heavy duty, this microscope is not for young children and is not a toy. Advertised for those ages 11 and older, it comes with five prepared glass slides. More blank ones could be purchased at a science supply store to create countless new samples to explore. The model plugs into a three-prong outlet to produce the light needed for magnification and will probably require adult help for initial use. This solid metal scientific tool should pique the curiosity and stretch the imagination and scientific acumen of most preadolescents. --Lair Showalter, mother and elementary school teacher

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Microscope My First Lab - Excellent
Microscope - My First Lab (Purchased on 12/09/2007)

This was an excellent purchase. I have been very pleased so far with the results. We bought the microscope for our five-year-old daughter for Christmas, 2007. We want to expose our daughter to as much as possible science at a young age. I am a medical student and I have a B.S. in Biology so I have a lot of experience using a microscope. But I believe if you have limited experience using microscopes you will enjoy using it.

While our daughter is young she is very bright and patient. I gradually introduced her to the scope. After a few hours she was able to place the slides on the microscope stage, focus the lens, and change lenses. The scope comes with five prepared slides which are great. Wish there were a few more.

We also purchased a "lab prep" kit which came with slides, slide covers, and many other extras to ... Read More

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- Decent first microscope
We purchased this for my son for his birthday. For a child's microscope, it is a very good value. However, as a child's microscope, it isn't as sturdy as I would hope. The eyepiece had come off relatively soon out of the box. The first time it happened, we were able to screw the piece back in, but the second time it happened, something broke it in. We are still able to use it, but have to balance the eyepiece in the microscope while viewing.
It comes with a dust cover, which is very handy to keep clean and nice.
A recommendation is to find a place with extra slides, as this only comes with a few prepared slides and any inquisitive child will lose interest in those quickly (and if there isn't anything new, may lose interest in the microscope itself quickly).

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- It's a real microscope
I am a cell biologist and use microscopes daily in the lab. This microscope was purchased for my six year old son as a birthday gift. It gives bright and clear views with three objectives (4x, 10x, 40x), and it is easy to manipulate for a six year old. It has clean simple outlines and a very steady structure. It's a real microscope and great buy at that price.

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- Fantastic scope for beginner or advanced
I bought this scope for my granddaughter's Christmas present, and it is impressively built. Unfortunately, right out of the box, the head was loose, (but was fixed by tightening the three deeply recessed set screws with a jeweler's screw driver, even thought at first glance it appeared they were missing.), and to make matters worse, the bulb had blown during a factory test, and not replaced. So, if you are planning on buying one of these, get a spare bulb, which has no part number on it, so I am giving it to you here, and write it down,...15T7/CL/DC. Shop wisely, because these bulbs will range anywhere from $1.50 to $10.00. The microscope was excellent otherwise, and had high quality optics, and great "seeing". The light source is excellent, and is the best I have seen in an affordable microscope. It made me want to buy one for myself! This is definitely the one to buy if you want an affordable microscope, and ... Read More

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